The Tyranny of the Clock

But when did it start?
And when will it stop?
Time is important and I am a clock.
The list of artists used is in the outro.
Introduction - 0:00
Time Is A Construct - 0:47
The Tyranny of the Clock - 4:11
Break Free - 9:28
Outro - 11:49
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[@alfredogranadosiii4797]

jesus christ man, that quote “capitalism is a master and time is its whip” means so much to me. you make me wanna write

[@gbh105]

Capitalism still is the freest system Humanity is lost with communists

[@sonnygivens4549]

@@gbh105 LOL ... Is that what you've been told?

[@gbh105]

@@sonnygivens4549 find a functioning communist society I’ll wait

[@alfredogranadosiii4797]

@@gbh105 POC rn 🗿

[@gbh105]

@@alfredogranadosiii4797 I don’t get it

[@maryanne1830]

Just yesterday my husband had an appointment with a job agency, they know he has a disability and he can't work more than 4 hours at a time. "What about 5 hours with a break? What about 3 hours on and 3 off?" They couldn't stop pushing him to sacrifice a little more of his time, a little more of his health and wellbeing. It made me so angry. We're just bags of labour for them to loot.

[@ThrowbackMakeupVideos]

It’s infuriating!!!!

[@necr0danc3r29]

Really we're all sellers of our labor, and they're constantly trying to get the best deal for that labor.

[@jimcrelm9478]

@@necr0danc3r29 I fear that view risks taking the ideology of the market at face value. One dollar one vote is tyranny. Especially when owning, in and of itself, is what the rich count upon for their income.

[@JansenSmith]

I feel for you & your husband.... you are not alone, and I appreciate you sharing y'all's story! ^.^

[@paigeh9798]

I've always been nocturnal and had issues getting and staying asleep. The 40 hour work week and commute destroyed me physically and mentally, I frequently went to work with no sleep at all and my whole day was a battle just to act like a human and not and the zombie I was. I saw no way out. I had a very clear thought in 2019 one night "if the world doesn't break, I will" and to my shock in 2020, the world broke. Now I'm working the same job but from home. My depression has lifted, I've never been more rested and fulfilled. I've started a part-time masters in World Heritage Conservation, I do voluntary transcription of old collected stories, I'm relearning the Irish language after struggling with it in my school days, I garden, I bake, I go out and enjoy nature regularly. I want more. My goal is to work less hours, maintain home working and have more time for me. Eventually I want to live a life that lines up with my values and my wacky circadian rhythm.

[@tasfa10]

Same here! I've struggled very much with my sleeping schedules. I have a lot of trouble keeping to an early schedule to the point I usually fall asleep when the sun is rising and even when I try to force it by taking melatonin I sleep for very few hours, wake up and can't fall back asleep. I can't count the amount of times I went to classes and exams without any sleep in my almost 10 year path through university. That was fine for a while but I'm getting older and I know I've completely abused my capacity to withstand sleep deprivation. I feel very tired and I have very uncomfortable arrhythmia and palpitations when I don't sleep or have to completly shift my schedules back to "normal" to the point I was once rushed to the hospital with a panic attack because I thought something was wrong with my heart because it kept skipping beats and pounding. During the first year of the pandemic I could finally get some rest. I would record classes and watch them later after I had had proper rest, I didn't have to drive through traffic while sleep deprived and if I wanted to watch the class live I could pretty much wake up only when it was already time for it to start. It was immensely beneficial for me. You may think watching recorded classes is not as good for learning as actually being there, but I can assure you it's a million times better than doing it while being totally unable to focus because of sleep deprivation and wondering whether your heart is ok. Today I started a new university course at night, which is fine! But everyone keeps telling me they don't know how I'll manage when I eventually get a regular job with a strict early schedule. I dread it!

[@iamdog4864]

I don’t know if this is what you’re looking for, but any sort of freelance could work. Build websites, art, etc. Those jobs are ultimately about the finished product-you don’t have to work certain hours-it only has to be done.

[@tasfa10]

@@iamdog4864 Well, I'd love nothing more than being able of living off of music or art, but it's incredibly hard to monetize creative endeavors. Sure, there are a few very lucky ones, but most end up teaching in music or art schools which, first of all isn't and shouldn't be seen as being for everyone who just can't live off of their art, and second, doesn't solve the schedules problem.

[@evelyndill5688]

Can we be friends

[@kaithecactus3714]

I'm still living through what you overcame. Please help

[@Alex-fu3mi]

as a wise Twitter user once said, "who tf decided morning people should be in charge of everyone's schedules?" (paraphrased, I forget who it was)

[@Wadetrtl]

I think I remember someone replying to that tweet with "morning people made the schedule when everyone else was sleeping" XD

[@ThrottleKitty]

"Our master is capitalism, and time is his whip" Damn we aren't even a minute into this video and you are just hitting me with existential metaphors like that

[@viktorberzinsky4781]

You honestly inspire me to write fiction about what our societies could look like without many of the stifling norms of the current order. The one key complaint I have about even some "leftube" creators that I like is that they often just sort of leave me hanging with a horrifying realization and no advice or hint at what to do with it beyond the description of a goal such as "Abolish capitalism" or "Change the definition of masculinity" (which I am five hundred percent all for). Okay, but how? What are meaningful steps right now that I can take to do these things? What's the next step we should be moving society toward to accomplish those goals? You however often give some proper advice or even where the path is not so clear, you seem to at least point in a direction that might lead to the clarity needed. Where others point out how everything has been corrupted and make us aware of it so we might at least make better decisions, you do something more. You give us hope. I feel as if you give us a vision of what could be and even if it's small, some sort of direction on how to get there.

[@antiroman458]

Fuuucking do it man! Revolution is so much easier when you can imagine it!

[@ikelom]

I also get this inspiration from watching videos on this channel!

[@agtv_media]

AEIOU - agitate, educate, inoculate, organize,

[@SJKlapecki]

COVID-19 and its lockdowns have made me think a lot about the rigidity of time and schedules in our world. I was lucky enough to be able to still go to school, but all of my courses were asynchronous and recorded, so I could watch my courses whenever. My essays were submitted whenever I wanted, even my exams were pretty fast and loose on time - just complete it within an hour on a given day, not within a very specific time. And y'know what? Being free from the constraints of time and waking up and forcing myself into rigidity? Not staying up all night and then waking up before I was fully rested because I HAD to go somewhere? I was the goddamn happiest and best student I've been thus far. Turns out, humans function better when we aren't overstressed and forced into strict scheduling.

[@moodist1er]

The word school does originally mean leisure.

[@samuelforesta]

I have autism and not having structured time was just awful for me because I just procrastinated.

[@RaterProTrickster]

@@samuelforesta hopefully in the future we can be flexible in both directions. Structure is nice to the human brain, not everyone needs it while some very much do and if anything this should be discussed as part of the expectations before work begins. I've realised over covid that working with our brains can be harder than we would assume.

[@didyouwashyourlegstoday3601]

something I noticed when my supervisor commented "I know it's been a lot put onto you today" i just responded "eh, it makes time pass quicker." and I reflected on that after my shift and just thought it was so sad, that I'm not enjoying my days & by extension a large chunk of my life -- just wanting for it to pass on for as quickly as possible

[@tonymontana8741]

your videos make me cry, it's so easy to imagine a world better than what we currently live in and yet everybody thinks the way things are is the way things are supposed to be.

[@joeysmokees]

I’d never thought about it before, but for nearly as long as I can remember, “what time is it?” is probably the first thing I’ve thought every day.

[@softpiglet]

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, Biphasic Sleep was common, with people sleeping twice a day in 4 to 5 hour periods. This is still common in some modern societies such as in Taiwan, where many businesses close or operate with a skeleton crew from 10am to 2pm, avoiding the peak of hot weather. Night markets take advantage of this as well. This is not to say that Taiwan is perfect-- it's still a capitalist society, but when I visited family there a few years ago, it was shocking to see just how differently people can live. Many people are actually Biphasic sleepers, they just dont know it, and they suffer because capitalism crunches us all into specific boxes and ways of being. And many people are not made for the eight-hour shift, either. Capitalism tries to convince us that its rules are natural, that they are a simple, unchanging fact of life, but this is far from the truth. We have it within us to shape time and the order of our lives in any way we desire.

[@Lia-uf1ir]

I'm on an internship right now, only six hours instead of eight but already that is tiring, especially when your work is rather monotone...

[@AriaSencha]

Another thought provoking video! I have a complicated relationship with time: I experience time blindness due to my ADHD. That is to say I can't intuitively 'feel' when something is urgent. For example: I either spend the hour(s) before an appointment in limbo and I arrive early, or I don't realise I need to leave until it's (almost) too late. The tyranny of the clock is very familiar to me, and yet I didn't think about it this much before.

[@meritgriffin6485]

Every time I have been allowed to my body has fallen into my natural rhythm. Sleep from a few hours before dawn to a few before noon, eat, do whatever needs doing, nap just before dusk, eat again, spend more time doing what needs doing, eat one final time near midnight, do something calming for a couple hours, then it's a few hours before dawn again and I head to bed. I wish I'd be able to fall into my rhythm more often, I'm more productive and life feels like a joy. But instead I'm always stuck with trying to force my body to sleep well before it wants and fighting sleep when it comes "too early"

[@Voidsworn]

If you think about it, we are always on the clock. The break between the end of the work day and the beginning of the next is merely a break. We can't just choose to not show up at punch in time and expect to keep our job...our bosses still rule us.

[@mult1coloured]

and enjoying the weekend is difficult if you know you're back at work in just a day or two. sunday night is no longer for rest but for dread about the coming week!

[@Voidsworn]

@@mult1coloured right now, it's particularly worse for me. Full time work followed by full time online college (going for my bachelor's in elec.eng.tech). Kicking my butt this week.

[@toothfairy10133]

@@mult1coloured i remember being like, 12 and realizing that i preferred saturdays to sundays, cause i spent the whole of sunday rushing homework and dreading school the next day. anyway, that's enough youtube for one day, i have an hour before i leave for school so i guess i'll spend this time doing homework

[@igoriouspitchpuckington1594]

Honestly, while we're still living in capitalism,, I want a MAXIMUM 3 day work week. Give me a majority of my own goddamn time

[@user-hq2is7hh1j]

You should be payed for maximum 3day human life per week. And live rest of it like a stray dog

[@hollyexley]

Great video! Reminds me of a good book I read recently called 'A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things' , talks about the break down of indigenous rhythms of life in the colonies. " Policing time was central to capitalism's ecology. As early as 1553 the Spanish crown began installing at least one public clock in its major colonial cities." Those that resisted the clock could be seen as lazy. In Australia too, Aboriginal people rejected the clock - they could gather everything they needed in 6 hours or less and didn't see the need to work double the hours, that capitalism demanded.

[@barbarapomeroy6497]

Boosting this comment

[@dontnoable]

You're so right, it's brutalising to be coersed into ignoring our bodies, over lifetimes. I love the image of revolutionaries in Paris shooting down all the clocktowers. Good video!

[@dontnoable]

I think it's worth a mention to include non-human animals in this process, they are exploited and forced to work to the clock of a farmer too, are forced to ignore their own needs, or have their entire existence commodified for profit, and are therefore part of the working class who also need liberation. Not moreso than humans, but they're often not included or thought of as part of class struggle, so just a quick mention 💚🦈🐄 🐕🐖

[@ForeignManinaForeignLand]

Excellent drop, big man ✊🏿 🙏🏾 time is a Tyrant. I find your point in particular about time being money both being arbitrary is oddly liberating. Feeling that your reaching your goals later than your peers is all a figment of society's collection imagination that we impose onto one another.

[@Andrewism]

Boom. And is that.

[@Xizor15]

Another thing that makes this even more dreadful is that humans, like most mammals, evolved to be bi-phasic sleepers. We'd sleep for 4 hours, then wake up, then sleep for another 4. And it was just a normal part of life. It's referenced in ancient Greek poetry, and even writings of authors like Dickens. Post-Industrial Revolution timekeeping and expectations to adhere to more "efficient" scheduling has destroyed even the unwaking time we have away from our workday...

[@aarontoussaint8364]

That has more to do with artificial lighting

[@RaterProTrickster]

@@aarontoussaint8364 artificial lighting in the modern day is both used to extend workers hours and keep them awake while they do it. This is pretty clear in offices especially where they use as much white light as they can get away with.

[@necr0danc3r29]

Don't know if I agree with us having evolved to adopt a specific sleep schedule. We're just adaptable to what's convenient at the time.

[@incameranet]

Feeling this hard as a person with lifelong ADHD time blindness.

[@josh-zmidi-banana926]

Yeah like ditto my dude. I've all ways hated time.

[@lucyparr4912]

This is such a great video, as someone with a disability, this view of time feels so real to me as I often can’t get enough rest to stay well due to the demands of the capitalist clock. It also made me think about how in Ancient Greece and Rome, the idea of using clocks was considered evil because they associated it with death, and like, they were right! There’s this moment in a Latin novel called the Satyricon where this rich proto-capitalist brags about the water clock he owns right before he stages his own funeral and something about this video really made that resonate in a different way to me!

[@MobiusBandwidth]

"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so" -Douglas Adams.

[@Lily-ni5po]

Back in High School and College, I would take off my watch in the summer and put it back on when the school year started. I used to joke that I was getting back to prison, but putting it back on was honestly a source of anxiety and depressive thoughts. My time no longer belonged to me. I could not spend it how I wished with the people I wanted to. Instead an authority figure would decide for me. I would spend every minute away from my work in a state of perpetual guilt and stress. It was preparing for work under capitalism, and putting on my watch felt like getting used to wearing a leash.

[@JanusKastin]

This was quite an essay to listen to in rush hour traffic in hurricane rain, risking a crash to get to work on time.

[@Mexie]

I think about this a lot, and how unnatural it is to not live not within cycles/seasons, with cycles/seasons of work and seasons of rest. Abolish the clock, abolish capitalism!

[@Jackbkwiq]

My first Tinder date was with a guy who was a student at a local college, and when we discussed the scheduling conflicts which lead up to our meeting, he recommended a book about how time was generally used by oppressors, and how watches were tied to the owning class. Can't remember the source, but you seem to have covered most of the highlights as I remember them. Great video, as expected. I share you with anyone who will listen. Best wishes

[@5RRRtarRiver]

There’s an amazing book called “a sideways look at time” by Jay Griffiths that talks a lot about the political usage and construction of modern time.

[@cloroxbleach2520]

Time, Discipline and Industrial Capitalism?

[@Q269]

Calvin & Hobbes has tackled this issue a few times, I wish I had paid it better mind when the time was right. Thanks for tackling this tough question that seems to want to be 2nd nature.

[@Andrewism]

Calvin & Hobbes is filled with hidden gems tbh.

[@ConductiveFoam]

Semiironic Anarcha-Wattersonism

[@Q269]

@@ConductiveFoam wat?

[@ConductiveFoam]

@@Q269 That reply was supposed to be a little silly joke, my intention was to highlight the radical message in Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (as well as his stance on copyright, among other topics), but not exalt it - or him - as some kind of end-all-be-all text/person to structure an ideology around - hence only "*semi*ironic", not completely ironic or unironic

[@Q269]

@@ConductiveFoam yeah, there's a tendency for what we reference to say more about ourselves than it really says about those we are referencing.

[@universallemon6631]

I'm a nightworker, and this is so valuable to me, it's something I think about a lot.

[@dootdootdoot1593]

As someone not being able to go to sleep before 2:30 am when I have two labs tomorrow and the first starts at 8:30am……… I needed this

[@MrMephistoMori]

Love the DHMIS reference lol. I often tell people time is meaningless. I say it pretty candidly and off the cuff and when I say time is meaningless, what I wish I was saying was this entire video. More people after quarantine seem to be becoming more aware of just how constructed time is and how pressure their leisure is.

[@MainelyMandy]

Thank you for this. My natural sleep rhythm is definitely more of a 1am to 10am but I work an office job that requires me getting up around 6:30. Even though I've been there for years, close to a decade, I still struggle with sleep sometimes. Not to mention how difficult getting anything taken care of - doctor's appointments, errands, etc - can be when they are only open very restrictive hours, often not on weekends. Great video!

[@marsz9364]

when covid hit and the world froze, i found infinite time to pursue my passions after losing my job. i went fully nocturnal as i’d always wanted, sleeping from right after sunrise to right before sunset. watching the sunrise was a peaceful way to put me to sleep. i’d never been more creative in my life. i wrote music, make a book, enjoyed the company of my roommate/friend and partner, and explored outdoor parts of the city that i’d never had time to see. now that covid is “”over”” i find myself once again rushing to be on time for work, putting my life at risk by speeding down the highway.

[@noahpolkey9573]

The point about about the human body being incompatible with capitalism also applies to school schedules for teenagers. It’s recommended that teenagers wake up around 8-10 a.m. But schools usually force them to wake up at these ungodly times. Apparently schools don’t accommodate this by making their classes start later because it saves money on gas for busses.

[@AmpluexCompressa]

I had to get up at 6:30 for school every day, and was getting to bed at like 1 in the morning. I developed a pretty bad case of insomnia and had to take sleeping pills every night, and they would work if I was lucky. When I went off to college, I was able to make a schedule that rarely had me starting class before 9:30. I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 8 without needing an alarm, had plenty of time to eat breakfast, and my insomnia just disappeared.

[@LPSsnowmoon]

As someone who's stuck getting 4 hours a day due to school and terrible insomnia, man.... I get ready to go to school at 4:30 am, school starts at 7:30 We have like 7 hours at school and I get home in an hour or an hour and a half and instantly pass out after I have something small to eat. I never seem to get more than 4 hours either and it really fucks with me. I can genuinely feel how my system is just crashing, my throat is sore, headaches are constant and my eyes are burning. I despise this. The school system needs fucking revision. Sleep problems are dismissed as a personal failing, insomnia is nonexistent and many times teachers have just yelled at me to get my act together as if it's only a button I need to press. I don't remember a single time I got 8 hours waking up at 5 am, my past few years especially have just been 2-5 hours every day. Also the amount of work that's expected of you, every class and it's teacher acts like they're the only ones. "It's only 2 hours of homework!" but worst of all, studying. Imagine being extremely deprived and being told that you should put all your energy towards something that doesn't even have an estimated time limit. Depending on your cognitive ability and environment, 1 hour of studying for one kid could be 3 for you. Saint if you're reading this, PLEASE PLEASE make a video about the school system. It instills hierarchy from an extremely young age, puts a number on your worth, whips you on the back telling to you keep going or else you'll be even more miserable in the future, classes aren't even interactive and the pressure that's put on teachers to speed through material is insane. It would be a good watch. To anyone reading, thank you for listening.

[@Liminal-Escalator]

@@LPSsnowmoon well you're tougher than me, I stopped trying in school at one point really and just tried to disconnect from reality. And I went mostly to the schools for the special kids and never got out because the work in the "normal" schools was too much. Too much writing, notes, memorization. Schools are turning people into machines without feeling. It makes people associate learning with suffering ...

[@LPSsnowmoon]

@@Liminal-Escalator I just realized that Saint actually does have many videos on the subject so that's exciting!! Also I don't know your individual circumstances and all, I'm on my brink as well. To each with our own ability to hold ourselves together and move. I hope things get better for anyone struggling including you! I'm now gonna binge watch Saint. Thank you for reading!

[@Liminal-Escalator]

@@LPSsnowmoon I'm going to need to check out more of the videos. There's a channel called Academy Of Ideas that has some interesting videos on the education system. Good luck on the school, I just ended up with a GED myself and tried some college stuff but it wasn't my thing

[@surgeland9084]

Something I would add is that our idea of time is impacted heavily by language and is thus, a product of colonialism. In European languages, time must always be stated. An English or French or Spanish or German or Norwegian or Ukranian sentence without tense isn't grammatical. However, time is not always important in other language groups. Asiatic verbs enjoy a freedom from tense that can be imposed by the speaker only when necessary; a freedom not found anywhere in Europe. Algonquin and Algic languages have no adjectives; no concept of permanence, communicating the idea that things constantly move and that just because a chair is green now, doesn't mean that the chair will be green in a few seconds; it could be painted or perhaps even destroyed. (I know very little about the Bantu, Semetic, or Niger-Congo languages, so if someone could add something about them and their relation to time, that would be cool).

[@Minihood31770]

I am reminded of the episode of Habibis podcast, This Episode is on Arab Time. They talk about how arab time is different to western time, and I think it might be relevant somewhat.

[@curlybrace314]

As someone who has always struggled to "fit in" into the time expectations of modern society, I really appreciate this video!

[@ZephLodwick]

That feeling when you live in an age of material abundance but you work more than a medieval peasant and we still can't feed everyone.

[@ittixen]

That massive sleep deprivation is expected in service of even the slightest of capital interests, should alone expose how sick and twisted "modern civilization" actually is.

[@HorzaPanda]

I wish it was just the 8 hour work day to fight against. I’m job hunting right now and got suggested a job at J&J. 12 hour rotating shifts. ROTATING SHIFTS. Not only is that way too many hours it’s regularly murdering your sleep rhythm 😭

[@aerispalm6523]

OMG this is the first time ever i have heard someone acknowledge that some people are nocturnal sometimes and that maybe we should accommodate for that. I feel seen! the rest of the vid is also great, but yk that's what spoke to me personally the most.

[@wandererstraining]

It should be very clear for everyone that disposing of your time as you please is the ultimate liberation. Murdering someone is stealing the time they have left walking the Earth. Taking someone's time away is killing them.

[@adambriest5257]

umberto ecco , the author of name of the rose..among others, has written a fascinating book about time,how and why it was defined like it is today and the impact it has on us human beings. well worth a read your video is on point mate, Solidarity from germany!

[@hectorvega621]

Holy shit, the same guy who wrote the 14 laws of a Fascist.

[@theleakypen8662]

I've been thinking a lot lately about how I want to spend the limited time I have - what do I prioritize? It strikes me that we all wish we could slow down, but it's a struggle to do so when all of society wants every discrete chunk of time filled with measurable activity. all this to say, excellent video!

[@drakinkoren]

While others are recommending non-fiction, there's a great fiction short story by JG Ballard called "Chronopolis" featuring a city that took timekeeping to a bit of an extreme. A great read from a great author.

[@eraserheadpssy]

this is quite the video to watch as i rush to scarf down my food before my night shift (which happens to fall on yom kippur, which i couldnt take off)

[@SPELTMUSIC]

This is one of my favorite videos ever created. Honestly this is an amazing piece of work dude and you deserve so much more recognition than you currently have.

[@ThrowbackMakeupVideos]

why are people so resistant to change even if it’s blatantly obvious it’s the better option

[@unlearningeconomics9021]

Such a great essay, good to see you bringing it to YT!

[@RicardoPetinga]

I just watched the 2011 movie "In Time" and now this appears in my recommend videos. Good timing.

[@confuciuslola]

I interpreted this video essay as an video manifesto rethinking time. I will definitely take these ideas to ruminate upon. In order to reflect upon my own time. Reintrepreting the subjective nature of our time experience as a blessing that can allow us to readjust our internal clocks on the people around us. Really being in the moment. Maybe this is a bit vague as I write this after an all nighter.

[@jako3370]

I was sick today so I took my watch off- it was great to move at my own pace and not think about what time it was or how long I was laying in bed. It feels synchronistic that you release this video today, when I "spent" so much time thinking how nice it was to be free of satan's handcuff. Solidarity forever!

[@NotesFromTheVoid]

A few times when I was in therapy they told me that while my natural rhythm of sleep seemed to be something like 2am to midday, I should force myself to do sleeping patterns that would let me be on time, even while acknowledging that this 1) unpleasant and 2) unsustainable.

[@shea542]

I'd highly recommend Jay Griffiths' book Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time - very much the same vibe as this video

[@toothfairy10133]

as someone on tumblr once said, lets abolish the concept of time. you get days, months and years and that's it

[@ammanite]

I love you man. Great video. I've made this argument many times before to people, but most dont seem to "get it." Maybe this video will help. Keep them coming!

[@SunseedStarchild]

I used to always say that expecting POC/people and descendants of the global south to show up for work on time was a form of oppression, but it was partly said in jest. I'm delightfully surprised by your video.

[@kohhna]

EP Thompson did a cracking bit of writing on this. Time Work Discipline and Industrial Capitalism - worth checking out

[@seasons50]

This video dropped... just in time I want to change my smartphone so that it doesn't display the time whenever the screen is on, but it looks like I'd have to root it to do that, which sounds like a lot of work, which is the very thing I want to do less of.

[@moodist1er]

The ancient Akkadians kept track of time with a lunar calendar and worshipped the moon as a god named Sin. So you 'could' say that the original sin is time. (also, the idea of a time value of money is pretty evil)

[@madeupname3008]

that is so clever

[@astralura]

This video makes me wanna go back and rewatch Metropolis, all I could see is the clock scene while watching this

[@HotBlasterBot]

Damn, I really feel the whip of time when I have a hard time when failing to get work on time.

[@Dosisgreat]

Hit hard, jamming down my dinner between job 1 and 2.

[@Kasamahal]

Such excellent and informing content as usual!! Coincidentally I have been reading about the conception of time and how it is regarded in different cultures/regions. Unsurprisingly, many Western nations/societies operate under a model that is mainly concerned with the future, high productivity and efficiency (as you also pointed out), this was contrasted with other cultures where some were more present-focused and revolved their time around human-connections, being more lenient with their deadlines etc, while some put heavy emphasis on the past informing our present/future (more cyclical) and encouraged stronger ties to spirit/ancestors. Overall, it's frustrating to exist within this western society ("Canada") and be forced to abide by the tyranny of the clock- and I am continually unlearning my internalization of this domination. Thanks again!

[@Magnificential]

This isnt the first time i've heard this, but it is the best explanation i've heard. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@nanothrill7171]

as always an extremely poetic and beautiful video. peace.

[@dontnoable]

The regimenting of time in the UK with the reformation of the church by the week, Sundays, then the further regimenting of time with the railway by the hours & minutes..

[@Void7.4.14]

Another great contribution, family. Stay safe, stay fighting, stay up! ✊👊☮️🖤🥀🌐🏴A///E

[@5RRRtarRiver]

My job shifts are based on daylight hours, so during the summer, 1st shift may start at 6:45, whereas in winter it may start at 8:15. Late shift fluctuates from ending at 7:45 to maybe 9:15 or so... I theorize that this being implemented at other jobs might help people be less seasonally depressed during the winter, with more time to slow down when it feels natural (for some) to do so.

[@neca4604]

I've been thinking about time a lot lately and coincidentally this video showed up in my recs, anyhow amazing video.

[@freyabee819]

Seeing all these other ADHD comrades with time blindness in the comments, I’m feeling validated and thinking about how it came to be called time blindness, not time different-perspectiveness. Like many disabled ppl have been saying for so long, disability is really a failure of society to accommodate.

[@barbarapomeroy6497]

This

[@Neku628]

I always feel like I am in a rush. I feel like I should get a job because "I have too much time on my hands."

[@mehlover]

This hit super hard. And wow DHMIS feels like a blast from the past

[@Birbface]

You can bet when Silicon Valley develops their singularity they'll be measuring tasks completed by speed of thought, not pissing about with the crude technology of the clockface. The only time the clock should reign supreme is when I am boiling rice!

[@pleasedonotwatchmychannel]

“Time is energy.” This simple idea is what led me to a new understanding of nature and industrialism. In my mind, it explains everything. Also, that douche who thought breakfast cereal would “cure” masturbation sure never met me! 😀

[@bobbridgebird91]

Oh, im not in to time, man, i was born in Arizona. But in my case, 18hr days in lettuce fields cured my severe back pain. I had fun & home life was peaceful. $9.75 & my shoes were $350 at most. Its conditioning and knowing my limits that allows me to dig trenches in 120 degree heat, everyone without any tolerance has usually nothing good to say about labor when its brought much fulfilment to my life.

[@Sandra-hc4vo]

definitely. it has always been an important point in this system for me. i think this is an area that does effect some differently cause some have a biological clock that really goes along with the "regular schedule." But for those who don't, it can be quite the struggle in many ways.

[@JMoore-vo7ii]

Much love to you brother, another great piece of well thought out discussion

[@ConductiveFoam]

Your videos have quickly become some of my favorites. Lots of interesting points and a knack for great, poetic explanations. ✌💚 Happy to do the algorithm things, keep it up

[@MichelleCFunk]

This is such a beautiful essay & meditation, thank you

[@NeonNion]

Thank you for making this video. As someone who has suffered from sleep deprivation since birth, I find myself to be much happier and energized when I don't have to think about time. Having the ability to go sleep when I'm tired has been more than good for my health.

[@undeadblizzard]

Keep up the good my fellow VRO. I know what you mean its times. I agree with Killmonger. I don't want to work within the System. I want to burn it down to the ground and laugh.

[@justice_was_taken]

Great videos as always. Definitely some interesting stuff that I may have never considered before. Peace and love

[@MiadasSchaf]

You are speaking the words that I've had trapped in my mind for a long time! Thank you so much 💜

[@AmberJam64]

Love the choice of paintings :)

[@roxanneconner7185]

As someone with ADHD, this video was revolutionary.

[@sakthisd5565]

"The clock ticks life away" ~LP

[@ToliG123]

I've been waiting to find this channel. You're dedication to the cause is truly inspiring.

[@HerbeyStudies]

As someone who has ADHD and struggled with time blindness all my life, this video resonated with me on a whole nother level. Out of all the issues I have, the seemingly constant lack of time is the thing that really grinds me down. I'm seen as a selfish and immoral person because I struggle with certain time-related concepts.

[@Mabrur100]

That was beautiful and strong, thank you brother ❤️✊🏾

[@BruceWaynesaysLandBack]

Great stuff as usual, please keep busting this stuff out. Don’t be afraid to sprinkle in Solarpunk connections in each video!

[@kettei7743]

9:07 "...who pushed breakfast as a cure for masturbation" Man... I just cant, i'm literally crying of laughter xd

[@ays8975]

You’re vids open my eyes, then give me hope thank you🤝

[@silasrogan241]

My ADHD and time blindness makes every moment feel stolen under the context of time and its oppression.

[@uberboredbill]

watching this video at work, stealing back my time :D

[@LonelyDad42069]

Great video man! I found it very interesting when you said "very few are fortunate enough to find work that can accommodate for their sleeping disorders or nocturnal inclinations" as one of those "very few who are fortunate enough" to do a job that's incredibly flexible/can shift around MY schedule (I do domestic care work for a private company that normally gets hired out by the local neighbourhoods and boroughs), let me tell you that capitalism does not make these sorts of jobs viable for the long term. I already work full time and can't afford to move out or even really save for a deposit on anywhere. This is due to my company taking 2/3 of what I actually make for them. The only way to earn a basic living within the company is if I was to stop doing the fulfilling part of actually looking after the elderly/disabled and instead worked in the office to enforce contrived rules and strictly abide to the 9 - 5 schedule which does not align with my natural sleep pattern at all. The core of capitalism literally makes doing a job that fits your time and helps the community none viable unless you were willing to work 16 hour days, 5 days a week like some carers who I work with do or have a side hustle which is hard if you also have family, relationships, friendships and other commitments (let alone your own personal commitments). I live in London btw so the property situation here is fuuuuuucked!

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Would it be wrong to describe clocks as like fire: a good aid, but a poor master?

[@tunuk4060]

Great video as always.

[@Devibaba]

Many thanks for your thought-provoking content. Best wishes.

[@sarahm5872]

Great video essay! It gives me something to think about.

[@ICYoyoLamar]

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen. You’ve got a new sub and fan.